good afternoon. theresa may has said there will be no increase in vat if the conservatives win the general election, but the prime minister has given her clearest signal yet that her party will abandon its promise not to raise income tax or national insurance contributions. labour has also said it will not raise vat and has said it won't raise income tax on low and middle earners. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell said he would end what he called "giveaways to the rich" — while labour would protect low and middle earners. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. in the swing of an election campaign, there is, for some, and unmentionable word. so far, theresa may has skirted around the issue at whether her government would increase taxes but this morning she gave her strongest indication yet not to raise national insurance, income tax of vat. we have no plans to increase the level of tax, but i am also very clear i don't want to

make specific proposals on taxes u nless make specific proposals on taxes unless i am absolutely sure i can deliver on those. it would be my intentions of a conservative government and a conservative prime minister, to reduce the taxes on working families. later, she went further in clarifying her plans. we won't be increasing vat, but what i wa nt to won't be increasing vat, but what i want to ensure is we are able to have the strong... you definitely won't raise vat, that is a 100% commitment? where will extra money come from to pay for schools, hospitals and social care? the prime minister hinted the long—term plan for that would be in her manifesto. labour says it would make those at the top pay more. we would end the tax giveaways to the rich. we would demonstrate how we would fund those. let me give this assurance, there

will be no increases in income tax for middle and low earners. labour is guaranteeing the state pension will continue to rise by 2.5% a year. theresa may suggested she was considering a new way of calculating the increase. but brexit looms and with the eu states negotiating around their position yesterday, the other opposition party sends an opportunity. the labour party are fighting amongst themselves and have given up opposing the government. the country needs a stronger position for the sake of democracy. we don't have too agree with me on everything to agree with me that britain needs a strong opposition. the eu has been clear they have been clear they have to look after the interests of the eu 27. in the next parliament we have an importantjob of holding the current government to account. theresa may doesn't want to discuss our eu divorce bill before

trade talks and ten years after the disappearance of madeleine mccann, her parents have told the bbc they will do "whatever it takes, for as long as it takes" to find their daughter. madeleine was three years old when she went missing on holiday in portugal, while her parents were eating at a nearby restaurant. speaking to fiona bruce, kate and gerry mccann talked about the pain they continue to face, after a decade of uncertainty. every day is another day without madeleine... i think it's just that number. that ten year mark makes it more significant. it's a reminder of how much time has gone by and obviously ten is a big number. i think that the day and the poignancy of it... we don't tend to go back because it's so draining. but inevitably on anniversaries and birthdays, they're by far the hardest. how different is your life now to what you must have imagined all those years ago?

it's a hard one. such a long time. i think before madeleine was taken we felt we'd managed to achieve a perfect, nuclear family of five. we had that for a short period. you adapt. you have a new normality. unfortunately for us, the new normality at the moment is a family of four. last time we talked, you told me how you were still buying birthday presents and christmas presents for madeleine... are you still doing that? yes, we still do that. a lot of thought goes into it. i couldn't not do that. she'll always be our daughter. the police have talked about one signifca nt lead that they're still pursuing. can you tell me anything about that? we're very much... the investigation is in the hands of the met police. ongoing enquiries. we've come a long way and there is progress, there are some very credible lines

the police are working on, and while there's no evidence to give us any negative news that hope is still there. it really is there, in your hearts? one day you'll be reunited with your daughter? no parent is going to give up on their child unless they know for certain their child is dead. theyjust don't have any evidence. my hope of madeleine being out there is no less than it was ten years ago. kate and gerry mccann, speaking to fiona bruce. mps are calling for best—before dates on food to be scrapped, saying they‘ re unnecessary and contribute towards unacceptable levels of food waste. in a report published today the environment, food and rural affairs committee says £10 billion worth of food gets thrown away every year. one of the world's most accomplished

mountaineers, uli steck, has been killed in an accident on mount everest. steck, known as the swiss machine, was climbing alone on the mountain as he prepared for an attempt on the summit without oxygen. steck, who was 40, had won many awards and was famed for the speed of his accents. alexandra mackenzie reports. mount everest, dangerous and daunting, even for the most experienced of climbers. just climbing from base camp to camp number two. ueli steck, also known as the swiss machine, planning the detail of his route. we don't know if it is possible, that is the interesting thing. nobody has done that before. having the chance, it is there and it is possible, but i don't know. he knew the dangers, he

had reached the summit without oxygen in 2012 and in 2015 he climbed all 82 alpine peaks, over 4000 metres injust 62 days. he conquered the north face of the eiger in less than three hours. ueli steck was on everest to acclimatise before attempting a new route on the summit. if he had been successful, it would have pushed him into another sphere. a first ascent like that on everest, it is just sinking in at the moment. he was known as the swiss machine, really fit, lovely guy when you meet him. a bundle of energy. i have the peak again. pretty cool. the climbing community has said it has lost a pioneer. he was known for his speed and ruefully methodical approach, with an ability to push push himself to the limit of human endurance.

donald trump has marked the one—hundredth day of his presidency with a speech defending his record and attacking the media. addressing thousands of cheering supporters in pennsylvania, he insisted he's delivering his election promises and dismissed criticism of him as "fake news". the british boxer, anthonyjoshua, has sealed his position as the world's leading heavyweight — he beat the former champion, wladimir klitschko, in front of a record crowd of ninety thousand at wembley. despite being knocked down himself, joshua rallied and came back to floor his ukrainian opponent three times in the eleventh round. 0ur sports correspondent 0llie foster watched the fight. anthonyjoshua is burning brighter than ever, but last night the lights almost went out. wladimir klitschko, at the age of 41, defying the march of time. in a stadium famous for knockout competitions, they came in record numbers to see aj deliver the most important k0 of his career. the fight exploded in the fifth. the ukrainian rocked but he was so resilient. in the next round joshua was stunned, hitting

the canvas for the first time. but his fight was just getting started. he had never been beyond the seventh round, this went to eight, nine, ten. and wladimir klitschko looked like he was going to be on top by the time they reached the 11th — a round that'll live long in the memory. anthonyjoshua put him down again and again. wladimir showed unbelievable heart, but another flurry of punches signalled the end of the contest. and the fire was still burning. fighting is fun. i don't box just for the belts, i don't box just for money. ijust enjoy it. i don't feel like someone who lost. tonight, we all won. even though i did not get the belts, i don't feel like i lost. wembley is slowly returning to normal. but this night will not be forgotten in a hurry. if you cut through all the hype, this was one of the great heavyweight contests.

anthonyjoshua is still improving, still learning, and that is a frightening thought, especially for his next opponent. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:30. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on the campaign trail, and that news that theresa may has committed not to raise vat if she's elected. labour's shadow chancellor john mcdonnell has said that his party's spending proposals will be fully costed and he will end what he calls ‘tax giveaways' to corporations and the rich. the other parties have also been hitting the tv studios today, including the liberal democrat leader tim farron, who told

andrew marr that he wants voters to make him the real leader of the opposition. let's not pretend the prime minister has chosen this election for any other reason than a cold, calculated desire to do what is right for the conservative party, not the country. she expects some kind of coronation. what's blindingly obvious is the labour party and jeremy corbyn are obsessed with fighting amongst themselves. a vacancy for the leader of the opposition. given this is a historic moment for britain, whether we choose to go over the cliff edge of hard brexit or let the people decide on terms of the deal, the lib dems put ourselves in the position when we see we will be the opposition, strong opposition britain desparately needs. the ukip leader paul nuttall has defended his decision to stand for election in boston and skegness, saying he could put the constituency on the map despite not being from the area himself. he was speaking to sky news' sophy ridge. and you have to be from the local

constituency, but this is not a local constituency, the vast majority of mps do not actually come from the constituency that they represent. when i stand up in the house of commons, i'm going to represent the seat of boston and skegness, and people are going to listen. meanwhile, the former snp leader alex salmond says that the coming election is not a referendum on scottish independence but about opposition to the current conservative government. he told the bbc‘s sunday politics that there was already a mandate for another referendum. the issue of independence is going to be decided in a national referendum, from the scottish people. the mandate was gained from last yea r‘s people. the mandate was gained from last year's scottish elections, backing the right of the scottish

parliament to exercise that mandate and provide opposition to the conservative government, allowing the scottish parliament to resist austerity, and public expenditure cutbacks. that is what this election is going to be about. and jeremy corbyn has also been speaking, addressing the national association of head teachers. he said he would lead a government, focusing on education. the choice in this election could not be clearer. this is not a re run of the european union referendum. we need a government working for the many, not a few. ready to invest in the economy and public services. but i think we have a government that has preferred to give the richest, largest corporations tax hand—outs, what billions, and at the same thing the nhs and social care system also

ina the nhs and social care system also in a state of emergency. house—building has fallen to the lowest rate since the 1920s, and schools face cuts, for funding. and plasticisers, rising, rubles you people who want to go to university these enormous debt. no greater responsibility on any of us, ensuring that children get the education that they deserve. i know this, you know this, and parents across the country. i want the government to be focused on education, not elsewhere. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may rules out a vat rise and promises to protect pensioners from unscrupulous employers. madeleine mccann has been missing for ten years but in a bbc interview to mark the anniversary her parents say they still hope she'll be found.

100 days into his presidency, donald trump tells a rally media criticism is ‘fake news'. one of the world's best known mountaineers, ueli steck, has been killed in an accident on mount everest. steck, who was known as the "swiss machine", died in an accident while acclimatising for an attempt on the mountain, without oxygen, by a new route. i've been speaking to mountaineer alan hinkes. he's the first briton to conquer the world's 14 highest peaks and has much experience of remote locations. he met ueli steck on a number of occasions. it is sad news. he is a family man. my heart goes to his family. mountain guide in switzerland, the same as me, but we do not know. it looks as though he has slipped on the west shoulder of everest. that is what he was trying to do.

go up the west region. his body found lower down. it could just have been one little thing, and when you are clibming without ropes, you do not have any chance of recovering. it was a new route? not quite, but it would have been the first time it had been done since the 1963. he was just trying to do that on his own, with no ropes, and he did have a nepalese friend with him. i think he was going solo. he was the man on everybody‘s lips. the man of the moment. and if he had been successful, it would have put him into another sphere. a first ascent like that. it is just sinking in at the moment. he was known as the swiss machine. he was lovely, fit guy, petite really. just a bundle of energy.

i am 6ft, he was not as tall as me. spoke good english. i have met him in scotland, when he was in scotland to try to winter climb. sad loss. but he also got up to all sorts of, from the outside, dare devil things? going without oxygen, cycling, rather than taking any form of transport? an exceptionally fit person. if he was in the olympics, who would have known what he could have done! even the tour de yorkshire. exceptionally fit. he trained... the swiss machine. at the height of his powers. believe it or not, only 40. the sort of stamina and skill level he has acquired, he was at the height of powers. rather tragic. solo climbing without

ropes, just one thing... you've had it. and for the grace of god, i have had narrow escapes, even at the lake district. it isjust sinking in. i only found out hours ago. i'm on my way to nepal myself. donald trump has marked the one—hundredth day of his presidency with a speech defending his record and attacking the media. addressing thousands of cheering supporters in pennsylvania, he insisted he's delivering his election promises "every single day" and dismissed criticism of him as "fake news". with me is republican and radio journalist charlie wolf. good afternoon. donald trump repeating some slogans we have heard before. but a lot of people outside

and inside the united states, going to see the 100 days, only setbacks? it has been but i think any administration would have them. had some schoolboy errors, and some of it has been radical. people do not like that. but that is what he was asked to do. to me, it is more important to look beyond 100 days. nobody is going to remember 100 days. he has bought into it himself. he deserves credit and criticism, but that change across america, definitely economic confidence coming back, consumer confidence, andi coming back, consumer confidence, and i think it is also important that he has got us onto a different track, with international affairs,

addressing north korea, iran, syria. those are important things that we are going to benefit from in the coming years. this rally was pennsylvania yesterday, and it looks to me like another election rally. he loves these events. people love him. but it is not the same as governing the united states. the president'sjob, to sell governing the united states. the president's job, to sell his programme, to be face of what his administration wants to do. everybody has been complaining about twitter, but we are still talking about it. sometimes, he does put his footin about it. sometimes, he does put his foot in his mouth. but generally, on a level with the average blue collar working america. talking about those

co re working america. talking about those core supporters, what are they going to expect from him eventually? the jobs coming back, those sort of promises, the concrete things? do you think most people think that he can achieve that? he seems to be moving things in the correct direction. and he also strikes me as being pragmatic. he has changed his mind, and things like nafta, but at the same time, with the corrections that he wants, he has been taking the business approach. he has not been stuck to any agenda, with all due respect to president 0bama. he says the war is going to end. and you looked at this, donald trump was not interested in world affairs, then he found out what was going on with

north korea, after talking to president 0bama. it has been a change. he is not good to be taking the nation to war, not going to be a global list, but he has gone to address those issues. quickly, back at washington, he said he was glad he was not there... the swamp, he called it. it was a white house correspondent dinner, nothing like that here, the american media, but he was the first president in something not to go. he cannot take criticism? to some extent, but you have gotjokes, criticism? to some extent, but you have got jokes, and criticism? to some extent, but you have gotjokes, and then being slapped off, would you want to set the media who have not been kind to you? and the media who have not been kind to you ? and the the media who have not been kind to you? and the power he has... key ta kes a you? and the power he has... key takes a lot of money, and it was like the debates, people tuning in to see donald trump. why should he

get all that money, for the correspondence, even for charity, while they slack me off? and disrespected me? you cannot blame him. thank you. authorities in the united states say that several tornados that hit texas on saturday evening have left at least five people dead and nearly fifty in hospital. emergency services are conducting a search for missing people and say they fear the death toll may rise. as david campanale now reports, the american midwest has been struck by an intensive weather system that has caused damage across several states. it is texas, and this region of the united states is known as tornado alley, because of the frequent storms. things like this are not uncommon, but the dramatic capacity for death and destruction is unstoppable and always unwelcome. homes flattened. trees uprooted.

ca rs homes flattened. trees uprooted. cars overturned. at least one powerful storm reached the city of canton, east of dallas, and more have been supported. tornados crossing the road. blocked roads have hindered the emergency response, still trying to get out to numerous calls for help. fatalities, i believe they are still coming, we are talking about five casualties, and that number could go up. we want to start deploying search and rescue. that number could go up. hopefully it does not but we have got a number of localities. heavy rain and damaging winds have struck the united states heartland. downpours on friday have been so intense, the ground has not been able to absorb the rainfall, causing flooding and evacuations. the governments of missouri and oklahoma

have declared of emergency, because of flooding and damage caused to power supplies. the massive storm system has also delayed thousands of flights. colorado and wyoming have been struck by snowstorms. heavy rain in the midwest is expected to continue until the end of the weekend, along with wind gusts of 95 km an hour. at the age of 105, mary hayes has finally received the birthday wish. every year, she said the same thing, a fireman. and this year, they took her at her world! presenting her with a cake. happy birthday. any more? well... what can

i say? we can take a look at the weather. thank you. we have seen the weather, across the united states, those vicious thunderstorms and tornados going to continue until next week. but it is much quieter for us. this will pressure has been bringing some strong winds and rain, coming from the south west over the morning. especially cornwall and devon sure. it is going to be easy sunshine, and you have got those winds as well, taking things of the temperatures. but in the sunshine, pleasant, we could get upper teens. disappointing afternoon for much of the west country, and that really going to be pushing to the midlands, and the south east later in the day. some of that rain is good to be heavy, but light and patchy in the east. temperatures, 17, 18 celsius

but you do have that nagging wind. northern ireland, some winds but scotla nd northern ireland, some winds but scotland it is mainly going to be tried, the temperatures reaching 15 celsius. this area of low pressure is going to bring some damp, and breezy nights to england and wales for the bank holiday. but mild across the board. bank holiday monday going to be disappointing for parts of england and wales, some rain across northern locations, and the south west, towards the southern parts of england. and with those winds, it is going to be few cooler. likely to get some heavy showers developing. but the best of the sunshine is going to be north—west england, west of scotland and northern ireland. you could be

getting temperatures between 15 and 18. the will pressure, bringing that wet wet through bank holiday monday, going to be constant and in getting the north—east winds, for the rest of the great it is good to be on the cool side, and not much sunshine on eastern parts of england and scotland, but viable south, the best of the shelter. most of the week is going to be dry, thanks to that high pressure but it is good to be covered across the stone parts, warmer across the shelter of western areas. getting the best of the sunshine. theresa may has ruled out the vat race, and unscrupulous employers. we will also be introducing greater

powers to take action against individuals of what they were doing was effectively tried to destroy people's pensions for the future. michael mccann has been missing for ten years, but her parents say they still hope she will be found. you told me that you are still getting birthday and christmas presents for her. still doing that? yes. anthony joshua produces the performance of his career, with an opt at wembley stadium. and one of the most famous climbers ueli steck has been killed on mount everest. it has been busy on mount everest. it has been busy on the sport scene. life

tyson fury says he'd like to fight world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua following his title win over wladimir klitschko. joshua challenged fury after his victory last night, with fury responding on social media saying "let's dance"! joshua added the wba world heavyweight title to his ibf belt in front of 90,000 fans at wembley stadium. it is linking professional fights unbeaten forjoshua, and his promoter said his next opponent